South Carolina High School League

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South Carolina High School League
AbbreviationSCHSL
Formation1913
TypeVolunteer; NPO
Legal statusAssociation
PurposeAthletic/Educational
Headquarters121 Westpark Blvd.
Columbia, SC 29210
Region served
South Carolina
Membership420 schools
President
Jason Warren
Affiliations National Federation of State High School Associations
Staff12
Website schsl.org

The South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) is the organization that rules and regulates school athletics in the U.S. state of South Carolina. Based out of Columbia, the SCHSL serves over 330,000 students at 220 high schools and 200 junior high schools. [1]

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History

In 1913, the Inter-High School Athletic and Oratorical Association was founded by delegates from various high schools and the University of South Carolina. By 1920, the organization had expanded its membership and activities to the point where reorganization was necessary. In 1921, a new constitution was adopted and the name was officially changed to the South Carolina High School League. The SCHSL experienced a boom in membership from 1921–1930, going from 30 schools to 121 schools. The constitution was rewritten in 1933 and again 1948 to accommodate further growth. The SCHSL joined the National Federation of State High School Associations in 1948. Ever since 1954, the SCHSL has had 100% of the public schools in the state as members. In 1970 the South Carolina Secondary School Activities Association merged with the league. [1]

Competition

SCHSL sanctions competition in the following sports: baseball, basketball, competitive cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling.

Classifications

The SCHSL operates five classes of competition, dependent on the size of a school's student enrollment:

Realignment for SCHSL member schools occurs every two years.

Member Schools

Listed below are the member schools of the SCHSL, grouped by their classification and region for the 2024–2026 period: [2]

AAAAA (5A)

Class 5A was formed in 2016 and is the largest classification in the SCHSL.

Region 1Region 2Region 3Region 4Region 5Region 6Region 7Region 8
EasleyBoiling SpringsCatawba RidgeChapinBlythewoodCarolina ForestBerkeleyAshley Ridge
GreenvilleDormanCloverDutch ForkLugoff-ElginConwayCane BayFort Dorchester
GreenwoodEastsideFort MillIrmoRidge ViewMyrtle BeachGoose CreekJames Island
HillcrestGaffneyIndian LandLexingtonSpring ValleyNorth Myrtle BeachLucy BeckhamR. B. Stall
J. L. MannByrnesNation FordRiver BluffSumterSocasteeStratfordSummerville
MauldinRiversdieNorthwesternWhite KnollWestwoodSt. JamesWandoWest Ashley
T. L. HannaSpartanburgRock HillWest Florence
WoodmontWade Hampton

AAAA (4A)

Region 1Region 2Region 3Region 4Region 5Region 6
EmeraldBereaA. C. FloraAikenCrestwoodBeaufort
Fountain InnBlue RidgeCamdenAirportDarlingtonBishop England
LaurensDanielDreherBrookland-CayceHartsvilleBluffton
SouthsideGreerLancasterGilbertLakewoodColleton County
WestsidePickensRichland NortheastGray CollegiateLower RichlandHilton Head Island
WrenSenecaSouth PointeMidland ValleySouth FlorenceMay River
Travelers RestYorkNorth AugustaWilson
South Aiken

AAA (3A)

Region 1Region 2Region 3Region 4Region 5Region 6
Belton-Honea PathCarolinaBroomeFox CreekAynorBattery Creek
CrescentChrist ChurchChapmanKeenanDillonHanahan
PendletonPalmettoGreer MCNewberryGeorgetownNorth Charleston
WalhallaPowdersvilleMountain ViewSilver BluffLorisOceanside Collegiate
West-OakSouthside ChristianUnion CountySwanseaMarlboro CountyOrangeburg-Wilkinson
St. Joseph'sWoodruffWaccamaw

AA (2A)

Region 1Region 2Region 3Region 4Region 5Region 6Region 7
BlacksburgAmerican LeadershipChesterAndrew JacksonBarnwellAcademic MagnetAtlantic Collegiate
Brashier MCBatesburg-LeesvilleClintonBufordBridges PreparatoryAndrewsEast Clarendon
ChesneeNinety SixColumbiaCentralEdistoBurkeKingstree
Greenville TechPelionEau ClaireCherawHampton CountyPhillip SimmonsLake City
High PointSaludaFairfield CentralChesterfieldLake MarionTimberlandManning
LandrumStrom ThurmondMid-CarolinaNorth CentralWhale BranchWoodlandMarion
LibertyYork PreparatoryMullins
Clinton (football only)

A (1A)

Region 1Region 2Region 3Region 4Region 5Region 6
AbbevilleC. A. JohnsonBlackville-HildaAllendale-FairfaxBaptist HillCarvers Bay
Calhoun FallsGovernor's SchoolCalhoun CountyBamberg-EhrhardtBethune-BowmanGreen Sea Floyds
DixieGreat FallsHunter-Kinard-TylerDenmark-OlarBranchvilleHannah Pamplico
Green UpstateLamarHorse CreekHardeevilleCharleston Charter M&SHemingway
McCormickLee CentralNorthPolaris TechCrossJohnsonville
SC School for Deaf & BlindLewisvilleRidge Spring-MonettaRidgelandLowcountry LeadershipLakeview
ThornwellMcBeeWagener-SalleyRoyal Live OaksMilitary MagnetLatta
Ware ShoalsMidlands STEMWilliston-ElkoPalmetto Scholar's
WhitmireRiverwalkScott's Branch
St. John's

References

  1. 1 2 2022-23 Introduction. South Carolina High School League. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. "Region Placement for 2024-2026". South Carolina High School League. Retrieved October 20, 2025.